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Maharaj, for divine guidance and knowledge. This is what he said to me:
“Go and tell the people that the real meaning of religion is love. If you cannot believe in God or religion or anything else, but you can believe in the healing power and creative divinity of love, you will be saved. Love is the energy of the divine spirit. When you experience love, you have the truest source of power, meaning and fulfillment."
“If you open yourself up to the power of love, all anger and bitterness, greed and suspicion, will disappear from your heart. Other people will see the love and energy of your heart and they will be inspired to follow you and be like you since there is no higher, more fulfilling way on earth than the way of divine love."
I listened and I heard what my guru was telling me and I had great confidence that the conference would be successful. Besides, the 16 religious leaders and Prime Minister Nehru, I invited the first President of India, Rajendra Prasad, and Dr. Radha Krishnan, a world renowned philosopher to preside over the meeting.
At the planning meeting we were all anxious and eager to make a good impression upon Prime Minister Nehru. Only one of the religious leaders betrayed us by arguing with and viciously criticizing the Prime Minister. I could see that everything was going bad for us. Without the Prime Minister's support the conference would not
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